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Cygnus Loop: Blast Wave from a Stellar Time-Bomb
High speed gas from a supernova explosion slams into dark cooler clouds of interstellar material. Shocked and heated by this tidal wave of energy, the clouds glow in bright, neon-like colors. (Image Released: February 1995) CreditsCredit: Jeff Hester (Arizona State University) a...
- Date
- Jan 1, 1995
- Mission
- Hubble Space Telescope
- Archive ID
- hubblesite-images-1995-49-373-image
High speed gas from a supernova explosion slams into dark cooler clouds of interstellar material. Shocked and heated by this tidal wave of energy, the clouds glow in bright, neon-like colors. (Image Released: February 1995)
Credits
Credit: Jeff Hester (Arizona State University) and NASAImage Details
| About The Object | |
|---|---|
| Object Name | Cygnus Loop |
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